Two of the men are sentenced to more than a decade in prison in connection with the remote operation that was uncovered in a 2009 raid.
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Inmate’s overdose death at Cumberland County Jail raises security concerns
Attorneys for Nikco Walton say they are skeptical after being told by jail officials that Walton swallowed a drug-filled balloon before he was jailed and it likely burst a week later.
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Augusta, Chelsea men sentenced on heroin trafficking charges
Steven N. Smith and Nathan D. Price pleaded guilty Tuesday in hearings at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Mount Vernon man to serve six years in federal prison for 2 pharmacy robberies
Steven C. Chaput, formerly of Chelsea, drove the getaway vehicle for the 2015 Rite Aid robberies.
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Augusta man facing murder charges pleads not guilty to car break-ins
Michael Sean McQuade was arraigned on burglary and theft charges Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Maine-based arson dog program isn’t moving to New Hampshire after all
The founder says he is using a New Hampshire location temporarily and will base the program in Brunswick starting in July.
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Two Oxford County residents charged with heroin trafficking
The pair, both from the town of Sweden, had been under investigation for a month, police say.
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Former Richmond man pleads guilty to federal bank fraud charge
The defendant took $80,000 from an account of a deceased friend, the government said.
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Bridgton man indicted on murder charge in Sebago shooting
David Pinkham, 67, allegedly shot his former brother-in-law, 66-year-old Charlie Cross, on March 5.
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Former Winthrop man sentenced in 2014 Winslow burglary and thefts
Brian T. Mulkern is already serving a 15-year term in federal prison.